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⭐ Core Definition: Michigan Avenue (Chicago)

Michigan Avenue is a north-south street in Chicago that runs at 100 east on the Chicago grid. The northern end of the street is at DuSable Lake Shore Drive on the shore of Lake Michigan in the Gold Coast Historic District. The street's southern terminus is at Sibley Boulevard in the southern suburb of Dolton, but like many other Chicago streets, it exists in several disjointed segments.

As the home of the Chicago Water Tower, the Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, and the shopping on the Magnificent Mile, it is a street well-known to Chicago natives as well as tourists to the city. Michigan Avenue also is the main commercial street of Streeterville. It includes all of the Historic Michigan Boulevard District and most of the Michigan–Wacker Historic District, including the scenic urban space anchored by the DuSable (Michigan Avenue) Bridge.

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👉 Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Chicago Athletic Association

The Chicago Athletic Association was a men's club formed in 1890 and American football team, based in Chicago, Illinois. Through their long history, the Chicago Athletic Association had a variety of sports teams that competed in track, swimming, water polo, baseball and gymnastics. A basketball team was also sponsored, and boxing and fencing demonstrations were common in the club's earlier days. Beginning in the 1890's their swimming and water polo teams were coached by John Robinson, a member of the Water Polo Hall of Fame, and the club had several members medal in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics. The club formed a football team in 1892 which played for seven seasons, and was built around veterans of Chicago's University Club football team.

The CAA's elaborate Venetian Gothic-style building on Michigan Avenue was designed by Henry Ives Cobb, with the façade mostly designed by his assistant, Louis Christian Mullgardt, in 1893. Its original logo was a red encircled letter C which was adopted by longtime club member William Wrigley Jr. for his Chicago Cubs in 1917.

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Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Madison Street (Chicago)

Madison Street is a major east–west street in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to human intervention, in the early 19th century the Chicago River after forming a large bend emptied into Lake Michigan at the present day intersection of Madison Street and Michigan Avenue. The street in the central was laid out in the first plat of Chicago.

Notable buildings located along Madison Street include the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, Chase Tower, Three First National Plaza, the Chicago Civic Opera House, Citigroup Center and the United Center. The West Side's United Center is across Madison Street from the former site of the Chicago Stadium, "the Madhouse on Madison" (demolished in 1995).

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Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago)

The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago is one of the largest congregations of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the largest in the Presbytery of Chicago, located in the Magnificent Mile neighborhood of Chicago, directly across Michigan Avenue from the John Hancock Center.

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Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Grant Park (Chicago)

Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Located within the city's central business district, the 319-acre (1.29 km) park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus.

Originally known as Lake Park, and dating from the city's founding, it was renamed in 1901 to honor U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant. The park's area has been expanded several times through land reclamation, and was the focus of several disputes in the late 19th century and early 20th century over open space use. It is bordered on the north by Randolph Street, on the south by Roosevelt Road and McFetridge Drive, on the west by Michigan Avenue and on the east by Lake Michigan. The park contains performance venues, gardens, art work, sporting, and harbor facilities. It hosts public gatherings and several large annual events.

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Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Art Institute of Chicago Building

The Art Institute of Chicago Building (initial 1893 main-structure built as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building) houses the Art Institute of Chicago, and is part of the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The building is located in Grant Park on the east side of Michigan Avenue, and marks the third address for the Art Institute. The main building was built for the joint purpose of providing an additional facility for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, and subsequently the Art Institute. The core of the current complex, located opposite Adams Street, officially opened to the public on December 8, 1893, and was renamed the Allerton Building in 1968.

There have been numerous building additions over the years, as the museum has built over the sunken former Illinois Central line and further into the park. The most recent addition is the Modern Wing funded in part by Pat Ryan. This new building increases gallery space by 33% and accommodates new educational facilities. It opened to the public on May 16, 2009.

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Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Auditorium Building (Chicago)

The Auditorium Building is a structure at the northwest corner of South Michigan Avenue and Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Completed in 1889, it is one of the best-known designs of Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler. The building was designed as a multi-use complex, including offices, a theater, and a hotel. As a young apprentice, Frank Lloyd Wright worked on some of the interior design.

The Auditorium Theatre is part of the Auditorium Building and is located at 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive. The theater was the first home of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Randolph Street (Chicago)

Randolph Street is a street in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It runs east–west through the Loop, carrying westbound traffic west from Michigan Avenue across the Chicago River on the Randolph Street Bridge, interchanging with the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94), and continuing west. It serves as the northern boundary of Grant Park and the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Several large theaters, as well as city and state government buildings are on and adjacent to Randolph. Metra's Millennium Station is located under Randolph Street.

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Michigan Avenue (Chicago) in the context of Magnificent Mile

The Magnificent Mile (sometimes locally abbreviated to the Mag Mile) is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It divides the neighborhood of Streeterville, on its east, from River North, on its west.

The Magnificent Mile is the primary commercial corridor between the Loop and Gold Coast. It hosts numerous retail stores and experiential spaces, hotels, and tourist attractions.

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